Citations:Qijin

English citations of Qijin

Durably Archived

• [1994 July, Robert Storey, Taiwan - A Travel Survival Kit‎^[1], 3rd edition, Lonely Planet, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 241, column 1:

  Chichin Island
  (qíjīn) 旗津
  I remember when you could only reach this island by boat and it was devoid of cars, but those days are gone – construction of the cross-harbour tunnel has turned most of Chichin into a container port.]

• 2004, Phil Macdonald, National Geographic Traveler: Taiwan, National Geographic Society, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 168:

  CIJIN (QIJIN)
  Cijin is an island running parallel with the mainland, its north tip at the narrow entrance to Kaohsiung harbor.

• 2007, transl., Chu Tʽien-hsin, translated by Howard Goldblatt, The Old Capital: A Novel of Taipei‎^[2], Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 14:

  . . . I took off from work to wander alone in Qijin instead of returning to Taipei, after breaking up with the disconsolate girl, so my hero and heroine did not go to the Dongshan River and definitely did not go to Kending, but went to Qijin instead!

• 2011, Phil Macdonald, Taiwan‎^[3], 3rd edition (Travel), National Geographic Society, →ISBN, →OCLC, pages 167–169:

  Qijin
  Qijin is an island running parallel with the mainland, its north tip at the narrow entrance to Kaohsiung harbor.[...]Back over on the western side of Qijin, not far beyond Qijin Seafood Street, is the worth-a-look black-sand Qijin Beach and Qijin Seashore Park, with an inviting promenade that is interspersed with collections of sea-themed artifacts, overlooking parkland and the coast.

• 2013, Sarah Sweeney, editor, Taiwan (Insight Guides)‎^[4], 5th edition, Apa Publications, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 250:

  TIP Meal prices on Kaohsiung's Qijin island are often not listed, or are unclear. There will be little or no English, so bring a local friend if possible, and be sure to confirm the price of each individual dish before it is served.

Non-Durably Archived

These citations are not durably archived, but they illustrate usage in various times & contexts.

• 2016 August 17, “Taiwan minister visits Taiping Island in South China Sea”, in The Straits Times‎^[5]:

  Yeh, alongside a delegation of scientists, Coast Guardsmen and Kaohsiung city officials, unveiled a plaque for the island's hospital that listed its address: Nansha No. 2, Zhongxing Borough No. 18, Kaohsiung City's Qijin District. The island is also known as Itu Aba.

• 2019 October 25, David Spencer, “Hilarious Han is taking Taiwan’s voters for fools once more”, in Taiwan News‎^[6]:

  Let’s have a quick recap of some of Han’s more rational campaign pledges during last year's mayoral campaign to see how he has performed in his current position. We will leave aside things like building a Disneyland, drilling for oil off the Taiping Islands, constructing an F1 circuit, and turning Qijin Island into Taiwan’s Las Vegas — after all, these sorts of things take time to deliver.

• 2020 June 1, “Little Liuqiu has it all: A dive into coral reefs and luscious seafood”, in Liu Qi, editor, Shanghai Daily‎^[7], archived from the original on 31 October 2020:

  On the way there or back, be sure to stop by Qijin, Kaohsiung, for the freshest seafood. Grab a bike and take some time to enjoy the charm of laid-back summer in southern Taiwan.

• 2022 May 25, Tyler Golec, “Visit These Unique Destinations On Taiwan's West Coast”, in The Travel‎^[8], archived from the original on 25 May 2022:

  The occupants of the northern cities will often escape south to Kaohsiung during the rainy winter months to enjoy some sunshine, and its beaches, and to ferry out to locations like Qijin District along its narrow island.